Disclaimer: I was recommended to utilize David Zhang's expertise by a family friend of David. This…read morereview is not on the employee (who was pleasant) but it is on David. I first went to consult David back in March 2022 and he was great. He answered all my tax questions and I was in and out of the office in no time. I thought to myself, great, I just found an amazing accountant in my neighborhood. During that time, I explained to David about my situation and he responded to come back to me when tax season is over and all he has to do is to file a 1040x (to amend my tax return - 1040). (Side note: The issue that I had was that I initially e-filed my taxes. The federal rejected it but the state accepted it. Which is why I went to seek professional services in resolving the problem). So on December 12, 2022 at 1:30pm I went to see David and his office was busy. I told David I did not have an appointment and I asked, "should I make an appointment"? He decided to hear me out at first but then he passed my case to one of his employees. The employee explained to me that since I did not file my taxes 2020 taxes with them, there is nothing that they can do and I would have to come back during tax season. I tried to explain to them what David told me back in April (to come back after tax season) and David told his employee in Chinese "just ignore him, he is too annoying". Yup, just because someone doesn't speak the language, doesn't mean the person does not understand. The funny thing is that, just over the weekend, the same family friend asked me how was my experience with David because she wanted to file her taxes with him for the upcoming year. I raved about how great he was the first time around but after this experience, it got me to think: if a family friend doesn't even use your service in the first place, it is extremely telling of your professional demeanor or the lack thereof. This review will probably not affect the business but if you are looking for a tax accountant in Elmhurst, stay far away from this place.

He is extremely unethical and a liar! You CANNOT trust him. I asked him several times to password…read moreprotect my tax returns but they are emailed without any security. He FORGOT to file my 2019 NY and NJ state taxes and I didn't find out from the state tax agency until 4 years later that I owe $7000 in penalties and interest! He requested a penalty abatement on my behalf by lying to NY state that the accountant went into labor while doing my taxes. I requested that he pay for his responsibility of $3700. He would only agree to pay for $1000. He claims it's my responsibility to audit him and tell him that they were not filed. I am suing him in small claims.

Lior is super helpfull and gets the job sone very very fast…read more Always got a smile on his face and has deep knowledge in Tax, accounting and small medium businesses.

I met with Lior as I felt there was an error in my own Turbo Tax work, and wanted to run my…read moreprojected Federal tax payment by a professional. I've never worked with an accountant before - have always done my own taxes - and greatly appreciated his candor and help with my issue. He was honest enough to tell me that I should move forward with Turbo Tax rather than paying for an accountant to do my taxes, which I appreciated. He wasn't just trying to sell me a service, I felt he had my best interests at heart. Highly recommend spending time with Lior if you have questions about personal taxes.

Jonathan was very responsive at first, but the minute we paid over $1,000 to hire him and he…read morereceived the money, getting any response from him was nearly impossible. We ultimately told him we wanted our money back because he hadn't provided any service, didn't answer any communication and didn't file our taxes, he originally agreed but offered one call. Jonathan was late for our call which lasted only 5 minutes during which he only confirmed that the research we did (since he wasn't answering our questions before) was accurate. We were still not satisfied as no advice of any kind was provided, only an excel spreadsheet that looks likes a bad version of TurboTax from 2 decades ago, Jonathan then changed his mind and offered to reimburse only 50% of our payment knowing that no service was still provided at this time other than 5 minutes over the phone to confirm a couple of accounting points we already researched for. He obviously stopped responding and we had to dispute the charge. Long story short: a dishonest thief

This is the worst tax and accounting company I have ever used. Please take your money elsewhere.read more

Excellent I trust them completely to Prepare my tax…read morereturn accurately Do not hesitate to use this company

Efficient, kind and helpful,as I was very anxious due to complicated (to me)…read moreSituation. Chris reassured me, and my return was completed in a very timely way.

I've had a great experience working with Basit. He is always available to answer questions,…read moreresponds promptly, and provides clear guidance throughout the tax preparation process. I especially appreciate his advice on available tax deductions and his ability to explain everything in a simple and understandable way. Professional, knowledgeable, and dependable--I highly recommend Basit for your tax needs!

Basit is fantastic. I was completely lost with my personal taxes, especially with how to handle my…read moreshort-term rental property. He knew exactly what to do about pro-rating expenses and depreciation, and laid out a clear plan that has saved me thousands! If you have a rental property, you need to call him. He's the best.

Greg has been my accountant for about 3 years now and he is extremely knowledge and friendly. His…read moreresponses are quick and and everything was done through e-mail. I have other CPA friends and Greg is leaps and bounds ahead of them in turns of knowledge. Everything is done in 1-2 days and I was filing as a small business. Greg I hope you're not going anywhere because you got a customer for life!

I have been working with ZhenZhong for 5 years now. My experience has been amazing. The accountants…read moreare knowledgeable, experienced, friendly, and most importantly timely in filing my taxes. This year we worked with Ling, she not only supported us in filing our taxes but she also answered some challenging tax questions we had afterwards, as we have fired a babysitter this year. Ling you are the best and we look forward to working with you again next year!

Bottom line: stay away until they get a new accountant…read more I went with Lanyap for a DE C corp (my third business, after two LLCs, one of which elected S corp status). I had a lot of trouble dealing with one of the firm's accountants, who I will not name. The accountant was difficult to schedule and often unresponsive to emails. When we met in person, he had very cryptic answers to straightforward accounting questions. He would consistently fail to make corrections to returns, requiring multiple reviews of returns that were in the 15-20 page range. In one case, he made some incorrect determinations on state nexus that lead to a very late filing, and in another case, he didn't advise us of an urgent deadline on a special form. Fast forward a bit, and the IRS hit us with a $10k penalty assessment because of that one late form, and the accountant was completely nonchalant about it. I complained on their website, and the accountant's business partner was responsive and brother acknowledged that the accountant had a history of customer service related issues, and he promised smoother sailing going forward. However, even after this, nothing changed; the accountant repeatedly still failed to look at emails and failed to address key questions. If you are a sole proprietor who sells on eBay and Etsy, I'm sure that Lanyap can handle your Schedule C. However, if you run a C corp officer, it was a total waste of time and money; run away until they change personnel.

Lanyap is incredibly knowledgable and professional with all their handlings when it comes to…read morefinancial services. They don't just think about the bare minimum but are instead always look for ways to improve our financial operation. I would highly recommend them to any business owner.

After over 20 years of personal and home office tax accounting, and them reaching out to make an…read moreappointment for this year 5-6 weeks ago, they cancelled with a few hours' notice, after I had uploaded all documents to their secure portal. My last straw with a declining business. This stems back to a dispute from last tax year--they did not review my return carefully, resulting in a careless error in reporting out of state income I documented and a five-month delay in getting my state refund. They were casual and non-communicative about a letter from the state with a deadline for response, to which I had to rush a reply to get a postmark to be in legal compliance. They were indifferent that a significant refund was at stake. In a previous year, a server went down and they lost all returns. Careless. Another year we had to submit additional documentation to the state as they said that their software had a glitch which affected many clients' returns. Bureaucratic and unreliable. Tony used to provide a personal touch. But it's a large bureaucratic operation, he doesn't even give a simply reply like "I'm working on this matter" when he is CC'd on an urgent matter. The receptionist tell you "it was on Tony's calendar for last week," not "Tony has taken care of this." It used to be in person annual appointments, then went to Zoom, and then became by telephone. The amount of time was reduced very year, even as fees outpaced inflation. It's overpriced, and the service and reliability are not at all what they used to be. Tony used to be a nice guy and very professional, but he's only a shadow of what he used to be.

Very unprofessional accountant. My company's payroll is delayed or forgotten about at least once a…read moremonth, when I ask why I get an indifferent response. The service isn't cheap so I'd expect at least a high level of professionalism.